The Due Process Clause requires a prosecutor to disclosure exculpatory evidence only if the evidence is “material.” Evidence is “material” when failing to produce it would be “of sufficient significance …
May a plaintiff’s lawyer who negotiates a discount with a treating physician thereafter attempt to recover the undiscounted “cost” from the defendant? No, according to a recent decision from the Louisiana …
Yes, at least in Tennessee. On December 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of Tennessee amended its bar admissions rules to include this paragraph: (b) The Board or any individual member …
Is a contract lawyer who performs mindless document review entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act? Maybe so, but a December 2015 settlement moots adjudication of the issue. …
New York’s highest court is considering imposing such a requirement. On October 9, 2015, the court requested public comment on a recommendation from its Task Force on Experiential Learning and …
As of 2014, 1.1 million lawyers were in the labor force. See Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey. On December 8, 2015, the United …
Interesting question. The Model Code of Judicial Conduct requires a judge to “perform all duties of judicial office fairly and impartially.” See ABA Model Code of Jud. Cond. Rule 2.2; see also La. …
On December 1, 2015, the Indiana Supreme Court disbarred a lawyer for, among other egregious conduct, retaliating against clients for unfavorable Avvo reviews. See In the Matter of David J. Steele, …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations that were made public during the month of November 2015. Louisiana Supreme Court Satrica …
No, according to a recent ethics opinion from the Alabama Bar Association. See Ala. State Bar. Assoc., Ethics Op. RO-2015-01 (Oct. 2015). The “negotiation of a reduction of third party …
